A 12-year-old driver struck a man and his dog in Houston, killing them instantly, police said.The girl's father has been arrested and charged with criminal negligent homicide and endangering a child.Tomas Mejia Tol reportedly allowed his daughter to drive a Ford Explorer around an apartment complex Thursday evening, police said in a statement. At the time, a 2-year-old was in the back seat of the vehicle, according to CNN affiliate KTRK-TV.The 12-year-old driven began to pull into a parking space as a man with his dogs walked through the parking lot, police said."Apparently, she pulled out and made a mistake and hit the gas instead of the brake and struck the gentleman that was walking his dog," Lt. Thurston Roberson, with the Houston Police Department, told KPRC-TV.The man and dog were pronounced dead at the scene and the girl's father was detained. Prosecutors said he told investigators he was the one driving, but they later found out it was the girl.Police did not release the victim's name but said he was 46 years old. Information on the suspect's attorney was not immediately available.

HOUSTON (CNN) —

A 12-year-old driver struck a man and his dog in Houston, killing them instantly, police said.

The girl's father has been arrested and charged with criminal negligent homicide and endangering a child.

The 12-year-old driven began to pull into a parking space as a man with his dogs walked through the parking lot, police said.

"Apparently, she pulled out and made a mistake and hit the gas instead of the brake and struck the gentleman that was walking his dog," Lt. Thurston Roberson, with the Houston Police Department, told KPRC-TV.

The man and dog were pronounced dead at the scene and the girl's father was detained.

Houston Police Department

Tomas Mejia Tol

Prosecutors said he told investigators he was the one driving, but they later found out it was the girl.

Police did not release the victim's name but said he was 46 years old. Information on the suspect's attorney was not immediately available.